diff --git a/sysdep/unix/config.Y b/sysdep/unix/config.Y
index af82e5bd..5c4b5bef 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/config.Y
+++ b/sysdep/unix/config.Y
@@ -50,9 +50,12 @@ log_limit:
 
 log_file:
    text log_limit {
-     this_log->rf = rf_open(new_config->pool, $1, "a");
-     if (!this_log->rf) cf_error("Unable to open log file '%s': %m", $1);
-     this_log->fh = rf_file(this_log->rf);
+     if (!parse_and_exit)
+     {
+       this_log->rf = rf_open(new_config->pool, $1, "a");
+       if (!this_log->rf) cf_error("Unable to open log file '%s': %m", $1);
+       this_log->fh = rf_file(this_log->rf);
+     }
      this_log->pos = -1;
      this_log->filename = $1;
    }
@@ -88,9 +91,12 @@ conf: mrtdump_base ;
 mrtdump_base:
    MRTDUMP PROTOCOLS mrtdump_mask ';' { new_config->proto_default_mrtdump = $3; }
  | MRTDUMP text ';' {
-     struct rfile *f = rf_open(new_config->pool, $2, "a");
-     if (!f) cf_error("Unable to open MRTDump file '%s': %m", $2);
-     new_config->mrtdump_file = rf_fileno(f);
+     if (!parse_and_exit)
+     {
+       struct rfile *f = rf_open(new_config->pool, $2, "a");
+       if (!f) cf_error("Unable to open MRTDump file '%s': %m", $2);
+       new_config->mrtdump_file = rf_fileno(f);
+     }
    }
  ;
 
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/main.c b/sysdep/unix/main.c
index 1d258f4c..2c7e3cef 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/main.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/main.c
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ signal_init(void)
  */
 
 static char *opt_list = "bc:dD:ps:P:u:g:flRh";
-static int parse_and_exit;
+int parse_and_exit;
 char *bird_name;
 static char *use_user;
 static char *use_group;
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/unix.h b/sysdep/unix/unix.h
index 8244fc86..0f2973f0 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/unix.h
+++ b/sysdep/unix/unix.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct rfile;
 /* main.c */
 
 extern char *bird_name;
+extern int parse_and_exit;
 void async_config(void);
 void async_dump(void);
 void async_shutdown(void);